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Tuesday May 1, 1979
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A dramatic grand slam by pinch-hitter Roger Freed with two out in the 11th inning lifted the Cardinals to a 7-6 triumph over the Astros. After the Astros scored three times in the top of frame to take a 6-3 lead, Tony Scott began the Cards' rally with a single and after one out, Ken Oberkfell and Steve Swisher walked to load the bases. Garry Templeton then struck out, but Freed blasted a 3-and-2 pitch well past the 386-foot marker into the left field bleachers. [The Sporting News]


St. Louis Cardinals 7, Houston Astros 6

Game Played on Tuesday, May 1, 1979 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Astros       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  2  0    0  3  -   6  9  0
Cardinals    0  1  0    0  0  1    1  0  0    0  4  -   7 10  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Puhl rf               6   0   0   0     0   0   .289      Templeton ss          6   0   2   1     0   2   .304
Reynolds ss           5   1   1   1     0   0   .280      Brock lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .309
Cedeno cf             2   1   1   0     3   0   .306        Mumphrey lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Cruz lf               4   1   2   1     1   0   .325        Freed ph            1   1   1   4     0   0   .167
Cabell 3b,1b          5   1   1   2     0   1   .289      Hernandez 1b          5   0   0   0     0   1   .218
Watson 1b             4   0   1   0     1   0   .266      Simmons c             3   2   2   1     2   0   .274
  Landestoy pr,2b     0   1   0   0     0   0   .286        Bruno p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Howe 2b,3b            5   0   0   0     0   1   .200        Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ashby c               3   0   1   0     0   1   .211      Hendrick rf           5   0   2   1     0   1   .277
  Sexton pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Scott cf              5   1   1   0     0   0   .315
  Bochy c             2   0   1   1     0   0   .211      Reitz 3b              5   0   1   0     0   2   .316
Richard p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Tyson 2b              2   0   0   0     1   1   .250
  Walling ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .167        Iorg ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .265
  Andujar p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Oberkfell 2b        0   1   0   0     1   0   .333
  Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Martinez p            3   1   0   0     0   1   .000
  Sambito p           1   0   1   1     0   0   .500        Littell p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Grieve ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .200
                                                            Phillips pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Swisher c           0   1   0   0     1   0   .000

Totals               41   6   9   6     5   4             Totals               41   7  10   7     6   8

Time of Game: 3:09   Attendance:  6,349
Left on Base: Astros 7, Cardinals 8
DP: Astros 1, Cardinals 0
Doubles: Cruz (7), Cedeno (7), Ashby (2), Reynolds (6), Sambito (1), Hendrick 2 (6)
Triples: Templeton (3)
Home Runs: Simmons (5), Freed (1)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno 2 (5), Cabell (10), Tyson (2)
Caught Stealing: Cabell (4)
GIDP: Hernandez (3)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard                 7     7   3   3   2   4   1  29   2.66
Andujar                 2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   1.52
Sambito L(2-1)          1.2   3   4   4   4   3   1  12   3.31
Totals                 10.2  10   7   7   6   8   2  47

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Martinez                7.2   7   3   3   3   2   0  31   2.21
Littell                 2.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   7   1.98
Bruno                   0.2   2   3   3   2   0   0   7   4.05
Knowles W(1-0)          0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.50
Totals                 11     9   6   6   5   4   0  46

Umpires: HP - Dave Pallone, 1B - Bob Freels, 2B - Joe Bendekovits, 3B - Jim Jones


ASTROS 1ST: Puhl flied out to right; Reynolds flied out to
center; Cedeno popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Brock flied out to left; Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz doubled to left; Cabell singled to right [Cruz
scored]; Cabell was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Watson singled to right; Watson was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Howe grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons homered; Hendrick lined to center; Scott
grounded out (second to first); Reitz struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Ashby popped to second; Richard popped to third;
Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson walked; Martinez popped to catcher in foul
territory; Templeton struck out; Tyson stole second; Brock flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Reynolds flied out to right; Cedeno walked; Cedeno
stole second; Cruz walked; Cabell lined to right; Watson
grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros
1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to first);
Simmons walked; Hendrick doubled to left [Simmons to third];
Scott flied out to center; Reitz popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Ashby struck
out; Richard popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Tyson grounded out (third to first); Martinez
struck out; Templeton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Puhl lined to right; Reynolds grounded out (first
unassisted); Cedeno doubled to left; Cruz grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Brock singled to center; Hernandez grounded into
a double play (shortstop to first) [Brock out at second];
Simmons singled to right; Hendrick doubled to center [Simmons
scored]; Scott grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Cabell flied out to left; Watson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Reitz singled to left; Tyson struck out; Martinez
forced Reitz (first to shortstop); Templeton tripled to center
[Martinez scored]; Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 3.

ASTROS 8TH: MUMPHREY REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING LF); Ashby doubled
to left; SEXTON RAN FOR ASHBY; WALLING BATTED FOR RICHARD;
Walling was called out on strikes; Puhl lined to left; Reynolds
doubled to right [Sexton scored]; Cedeno walked; Cruz singled to
center [Reynolds scored, Cedeno to second]; LITTELL REPLACED
MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Cabell struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 3, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: BOCHY REPLACED SEXTON (PLAYING C ); ANDUJAR
REPLACED WALLING (PITCHING); Hernandez grounded out (second to
first); Simmons grounded out (pitcher to first); Hendrick struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Cardinals 3.

ASTROS 9TH: Watson grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Howe struck out; Bochy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 3, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: Scott lined to second; Reitz grounded out
(pitcher to first); IORG BATTED FOR TYSON; Iorg flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Cardinals 3.

ASTROS 10TH: OBERKFELL REPLACED IORG (PLAYING 2B); ALOU BATTED
FOR ANDUJAR; Alou grounded out (pitcher to first); Puhl lined to
left; Reynolds grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 3, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 10TH: SAMBITO REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); GRIEVE BATTED
FOR LITTELL; Grieve walked; PHILLIPS RAN FOR GRIEVE; Templeton
singled to right [Phillips to second]; Mumphrey forced Phillips
(pitcher to third) [Templeton to second]; Hernandez was called
out on strikes; Simmons walked [Templeton to third, Mumphrey to
second]; Hendrick flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Astros 3, Cardinals 3.

ASTROS 11TH: SWISHER REPLACED PHILLIPS (PLAYING C ); BRUNO
REPLACED SIMMONS (PITCHING); Cedeno walked; Cedeno stole second;
Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first) [Cedeno to third]; Cabell
reached on a fielder's choice [Cedeno scored]; Cabell stole
second; Watson was walked intentionally; LANDESTOY RAN FOR
WATSON; Howe flied out to center; Bochy singled to left [Cabell
scored, Landestoy to second]; Sambito doubled to right
[Landestoy scored, Bochy to third]; KNOWLES REPLACED BRUNO
(PITCHING); Puhl grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Astros 6, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 11TH: LANDESTOY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); HOWE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); CABELL CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 1B); Scott singled to shortstop; Reitz struck out;
Oberkfell walked [Scott to second]; Swisher walked [Scott to
third, Oberkfell to second]; Templeton struck out; FREED BATTED
FOR MUMPHREY; Freed homered [Scott scored, Oberkfell scored,
Swisher scored]; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Cardinals 7.



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